Hi, It defines by AffinityFunction [1]. By default 1024 partitions, affinity automatically calculates nodes that will keep required partitions and minifies rebalancing when topology changes (nodes arrive or quit).
[1]https://ignite.apache.org/releases/latest/javadoc/org/apache/ignite/cache/affinity/rendezvous/RendezvousAffinityFunction.html Thanks! -Dmitry -- Sent from: http://apache-ignite-users.70518.x6.nabble.com/